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The UWS Graduate Apprenticeship BEng (Hons) Engineering Design & Manufacture is mostly delivered through work-based learning.
Typically, you will spend one day every 1 to 2 weeks at UWS. While the work and learning in your workplace counts towards more than three quarters of your degree, you will also be a student at the new UWS Paisley campus.
All Graduate Apprenticeship (GA) degrees require that applicants are employed in a relevant role in Scotland, and they have the right to live and work in Scotland.
The course uses modern blended learning, industry-led projects, and minimal exam based assessments. It focuses on cultivating professional development skills in project management, enquiry based research, and problem based learning.
During your time in UWS you'll be supported by a dedicated team of lecturers. You will be assigned a dedicated personal tutor, work mentor and link tutor, who meet regularly with you on campus and in your workplace.
You'll develop an understanding of the concepts of Manufacturing Engineering Systems and the skills to analyse, design, and implement these systems in practice. You will also gain an understanding of strategic and operational management and learn how to apply technology, quality tools, and specific techniques in order to improve operations.
As an apprentice on the BEng (Hons) Engineering Design & Manufacture, you'll be in relevant employment. The GA will build on your existing employability skills.
Graduate Apprentices are productive members of their companies from an early stage. Your learning will be integrated with your workplace activities and your learning and skills are applied in a professional environment right from day one. Your learning will be applied to your workplace environment.
As a Graduate Apprentice, you'll be uniquely placed to integrate your academic skills, knowledge and practices with workplace practices.
The Engineering Design & Manufacture GA degree programme provides apprentices with the knowledge, understanding, and skills required to be a successful professional in a wide variety of Manufacturing environments.
Andrew Begg, Engineering Design & Manufacture graduate, is a Technical Services Engineer at Newsprinters’ Eurocentral operation in Glasgow:
Undertaking a GA shows commitment to work at a high professional level, I feel this is an effective platform for furthering your career, especially within your own company.
To apply for a GA, you must be resident in Scotland before you start. The premises you work in must also be located in Scotland. As part of your application, you will have to show that you have the right to live and work in Scotland.
GAs are open to existing employees and new recruits.
All applicants are considered on an individual basis. Do not worry if your qualifications are not listed here. We take a range of factors into account when assessing your application and are happy to consider other alternative combinations of qualifications and experience.
Experienced applicants can apply for admission based on Accreditation of Prior Learning / Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning in accordance with the University’s RPL guidelines. Contact us for more information.
All applicants should be in employment and be supported by their employer for the duration of their studies.
For Advanced Entry apprentices are required to have completed a relevant MA or have a minimum of 1 year of sector specific work experience at a level equivalent to the point of entry.
Applicants may also be considered with other academic, vocational or professional qualifications deemed to be equivalent.
Applicants can apply for admission based on Accreditation of Prior Learning / Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning in accordance with the University’s RPL guidelines. Contact us for more information.
All academic degrees/awards at UWS are taught in English. For applicants whose first language is not English*, the University sets a minimum English Language proficiency level. All English language qualifications must have been gained within two years of the start of your UWS course.
* applicants who are exempt from english language requirements include:
In general terms, if you are applying to study a course at, or above, Year 1 (SCQF Level 7) bachelor’s degree level, then the UKVI’s minimum level of English proficiency is Common European Framework for References of Languages (CEFR) at B2 (Upper Intermediate).
At UWS, we define our general English language requirements using the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic module (not General Training) as follows:
These are minimum requirements and some courses may require a higher standard for admission†.
† Exceptions to this level of IELTS scoring exist for some accredited or professionally-recognised courses (see IELTS Score Exceptions section below for more information).
For our research degrees (MRes, MPhil, PhD, DBA, DProf) applicants are required to have an IELTS score as follows:
For Health, Nursing & Midwifery courses that lead to professional registration with the Nursing & Midwifery Council (BSc Adult Nursing, MSc Adult Nursing, BSc Mental Health Nursing, MSc Mental Health Nursing, BSc Midwifery and MSc Midwifery), applicants are required to have an IELTS score as follows:
Our BSc Paramedic Science degree leads to professional registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC); it has different IELTS requirements than other Health-related courses. Although it is not possible to apply for this degree directly as an international student, for applicants who meet SAAS residency requirements and for whom English is not their first language, then the following IELTS scores are required:
For our BSc (Hons) Applied Biomedical Science, BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science and MSc Advanced Biomedical Science degrees, which may lead to professional registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), applicants are required to have an IELTS score as follows:
Our BA (Hons) Social Work and MSc Social Work degrees are professionally recognised by the Scottish Social Services Council and applicants are required to have an IELTS score as follows:
For our Certificate of Higher Education courses, applicants are required to have an IELTS score as follows:
In additional to IELTS, we also accept a number of alternative English language for application and admission to our courses for both home/EU and international students at bachelor's degree study at Year 3 (SCQF Level 9), and above. From Cambridge to TOFEL iBT qualifications the number of these qualifications is extensive.
Find out about non-IELTS English Language Tests
UWS has also reviewed a range of High / Secondary School qualifications studied by non-EU applicants that can be used as a basis of entry to a UWS. These range from Botswana GCSEs to USA High School Graduation Diplomas, the number of these qualifications is extensive.
Find out more about international English Language high-hchool qualifications
Applicants who do not meet the minimum English language requirements have the option to study one of our preparatory and pre-sessional English courses. The UWS courses available are:
This GA in Engineering Design & Manufacture is a Work-based Learning course which has been developed in partnership with Industry, the education sector and Skills Development Scotland (SDS). This ensures that graduate learning is aligned to Industry needs.
This course fully embraces the principles of Work-Based Learning. It is delivered over four years and you will undertake 120 credits per year (three trimesters per year). Work-based learning and work-based assessment will form the backbone of the course.
The programme is delivered through blended learning with the majority of the learning delivered through Work-based Learning. Students are expected to be on campus for a day every 1-2 weeks for facilitated workshops and practical sessions to reinforce their online e-learning and workplace experiential learning.
Assessment is through a number of methods including:
Case Studies
Coursework
Dissertation
Laboratory write-ups
Multiple choice exams
Online discussion boards
Oral presentations
Posters
Reports
Written examinations
Programme Specification and Module Descriptors for Undergraduate and Postgraduate courses are available to download (PDFs). These provide you with core information concerning your chosen subject.
For individuals and businesses who wish to find out more about the BEng (Hons) Engineering Design & Manufacture Graduate Apprenticeship, please contact Dr Muhammad Ayat (Programme Leader) at Muhammad.Ayat@uws.ac.uk or Usman Ahmad (Industry Engagement Manager) at Usman.Ahmad@uws.ac.uk.
£1,820 cost per year of study (usually paid by the Scottish Government via SAAS*)
To apply directly to the University for this course, you need to be working in Scotland in a position that relates to the field of study and have support from your employer to undertake the course in its entirety (all years). Due to the manner in which the Graduate Apprentice scheme is funded in Scotland, only students who satisfy the Student Awards Agency Scotland (SAAS) residence eligibility criteria can apply.
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